Video Is Never Enough … On October 20, 2014, a white Chicago Police Department officer named Jason Van Dyke fired 16 shots at a black Chicago resident, a 17-year-old named Laquan McDonald.  Van Dyke started shooting McDonald while he had his back turned on the officer, and he continued firing after McDonald had fallen to the ground.

He said, 'All right, let's do this.' Then he jumped the White House fence.  —  A man draped in an American flag was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after he jumped the fence of the White House while the first family was inside celebrating Thanksgiving.

Trump denies mocking journalist who has disability, demands an apology  —  Donald Trump has been accused of using this moment during a Nov. 24, 2015, rally in South Carolina to mock a reporter who has a disablity that limits flexibility in his arms.  (Reuters)

FBI using elite surveillance teams to track at least 48 high risk ISIS suspects  —  With as many as 1000 active cases, Fox News has learned at least 48 ISIS suspects are considered so high risk that the FBI is using its elite tracking squads known as the mobile surveillance teams or MST to track them domestically.

‘Teaching Children About World Religions and Ethics Could Help CounterIslamophobia’: A Response  —  a response to  —  Teaching Children About World Religions and Ethics Could Help Counter Islamophobia  —  Dr. O'Donnell tells us that teaching about world religions and ethics …

The Ecstasy of Donald Trump  —  MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina—All politicians, if they are any good at their craft, know the truth about human nature.  —  Donald Trump is very good, and he knows it better than most.  —  Trump stands alone on a long platform, surrounded by a rapturous throng.

Will Putin begin carving a little Turkey after the ‘stab in the back’?  —  As Americans prepare to sit down with family and friends on Thanksgiving, a different sort of Turkey carving may soon begin to emerge.  This could easily degenerate into a major challenge for the future of NATO …

The Washington Redskins sent out a perfectly oblivious Thanksgiving tweet  —  Ah, Thanksgiving, a day for packing in as much poultry and pigskin as possible.  And given the holiday's proclivity for football, NFL teams have a natural incentive to spread the good cheer on turkey day.

The 2016 ballot wars begin  —  Voting doesn't begin for another two months but some presidential candidates have already failed their first big ballot test - actually getting on the ballot in all 50 states.  —  The business of getting a candidate's name on the ballot is a costly and complex endeavor …

Canada gets it right on Syrian refugees  —  WHEN THE photo appeared Sept. 2 of Alan Kurdi, a lifeless 3-year-old boy facedown on a beach, the plight of refugees from Syria's civil war shocked the world.  In Canada's election campaign, rivals responded with pledges to accelerate their resettlement.

Ben Carson to Visit Refugees in Jordan Amid Scrutiny of His Foreign Policy Credentials  —  Ben Carson, who is facing increasing scrutiny over his grasp of foreign policy, is traveling to Jordan on Friday to visit Syrian refugees, in order to gain an understanding of the pressing issue and to polish his candidacy.